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Archaeologists in Norway have made some amazing discoveries recently without even digging. Using breakthrough radar technology, they have found an elite settlement and burial ground from the Nordic Iron Age (550-1050 AD). Initially the most significant find at the site was a rare Viking ship burial, the first in decades. But now, archaeologists have located a “possible” Nordic center of religion or politics, which contains a huge Iron Age longhouse, at the same location. This site is providing insights into the evolution of Nordic society as it transitioned from the Iron to the Viking Age. The remarkable archaeological complex was found near the Jell Mound in Gjellestad, Østfold, in southern Norway, and is described in a journal article titled “Gjellestad